Category: Blog
Norway Killer Used MW2 for “Training”
Anders Behring Breivik, has been been arrested, for being the suspect of killing of 93 innocent civilians in Norway last week. Anders wrote in his manifesto about his “training program” which included consisted of using Modern Warfare 2 for strategy, and World of Warcraft as an alibi for loaner behavior. Meaning being locked in your room for extended periods of time, and not answering any calls or messages. Not only has he killed people and forever ruined countless lives, now he has further bastardized the topic of video games leading to violence, and put it as a topic the media and government set their sights on.
E3 2011: Onlive Tablet App hands on
It was one year exactly where Onlive were just getting there foot in the door and showing the world what cloud gaming looked like. With a micro-console, TV and blu-ray player deals they have pretty much blown the door right up for the service. One of there next entries was there Onlive app running on tablet devices unveiled at there booth at E3. LVLONE got a chance to sit down with them and get some hands on to find out what it was all about.
Super Monkey Ball 3D Review
The Super Monkey Ball series is known for giving players a fun puzzle experience with several mini games. The previous games have been on the Gamecube and Wii and now Super Monkey Ball is on the 3DS.
Netflix Gets Kinect-ed
Xbox 360 has upped the ante again with Kinect. Netflix subscribers can finally use the Kinect’s gesture and voice controls to navigate through all the menus and control video playback. Guess you can finally practice your minority report impersonations, and of course gloves and Scientology optional.
Games Announced At VGA’s
This past week Spike hosted the Video Game Awards. Along with a great show, a plethora of games were announced that are making gamers look forward to sequels in the worst way possible. If you missed the VGA’s don’t worry, we made it a little easier to re-cap what was shown and a small break down of each game after the jump.
Angry Birds Holloween Edition
The pigs are getting festive this holiday season and birds are joining in as well. Out October 21st, the Halloween edition of Angry Birds will hit he app store for $.99 and HD for $1.99 for iPhone and iPad. The special Halloween edition will have 45 new levels with new music to go with it, and whats a special Halloween edition with out pumkins? Unfortunately Android users will not be getting this version of Angry Birds, it could be a gift or a curse depending on how addicted you’ve been to the game.
NYCC: Hands On: Megaman Universe
So at Comic Con we also had the chance to play Megaman Universe, lets just say it was different. Megaman has come a long way since the 1987 and from what I played at Comic Con lets just say Megaman fans will love this game.
Call of Duty Black Ops: What We Know So Far
News of Black Ops have been flying left and right the past few days of what Black Ops will have to offer, and I must say it is all pretty overwhelming. Originally I was semi impressed of what Treyarch was offering us in their rendition of the Modern Warfare franchise, but as more information is getting released to us the more and more appealing the game is turning out. We made a little cheat sheet of what the game will have to offer.
Japan Gets Metal Gear Arcade
First it was Gundamn and now it’s Metal Gear. Arcade games in Japan are getting fancy with a lot of big hits to add to their arcade selection. I guess all there’s left to do is sit and wait till the bring it to America.
Apache: Air Assault Announcement
Apache helicopters are some of the most sophisticated combat aircraft on the planet, and in Apache: Air Assault you get to be the pilot of one of many different types of Apache helicopters to punish your enemy and bring the rain.
